Information about hiking trails of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Park Rangers along with Tennessee Highway Patrol and another hiker helped rescue a father and son who were stranded in the Great Smoky Mountains. The two men, Brad and Clint Phillips, separated from a third member of their party while hiking to the Spence Field Shelter last Friday night and became lost. Strong thunderstorms soon
A 21-year-old hiker from Cherokee, N.C. was found safe Saturday morning after being lost for nearly 12 hours in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials said the man was reported missing Friday at 9:16 pm by his family who said he didn’t return from a solo hike near Clingman’s Dome. The hiker reportedly
There are numerous supernatural legends originating in the Great Smoky Mountains. And there are many places in the park that can send a chill down your spine if you’re in wrong place at the wrong time. Probably the spookiest area in the Smokies is on Lake Fontana along the Norton Creek Trail. There are supposedly
Distance: 1.5 miles. 0.2 mile side trip to Walker Sister Cabin. Difficulty: Easy Connections: Metcalf Bottoms Trail, Little Greenbrier Trail The Little Brier Gap Trail is a popular hike that leads by the old homesite of the famed Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier. To reach the trailhead travel up Wear Cove Gap Road from the
Distance: 0.6 miles, one way Difficulty: Easy Elevation Gain: 100 ft. Connections: Little Brier Gap Trail The Metcalf Bottoms Trail is an easy, pleasant hike that leads you to the Little Greenbrier School, an old log building originally built in 1882. The Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area is located around 11 miles west of Gatlinburg on
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the next full-scale, Trails Forever restoration will begin on Alum Cave Trail in 2015. The Trails Forever crew will focus restoration efforts on several targeted locations along the 5-mile trail to improve visitor safety and stabilize eroding trail sections. The restoration work will require temporary trail closures
A 64-year-old Michigan man injured in a fall while hiking on Mount LeConte was recovering at an area hospital Monday evening after a nearly 24-hour rescue operation. The rescue effort was launched about 2:10 p.m. Sunday after rangers received word that the hiker had sustained a back injury from a tumble down the popular Alum
The unsung heroes of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the maintenance workers, whose diligence allows millions to enjoy the most visited national park in the country on a daily basis. In 2012, about 9.7 million people visited the park. That comes to about 26,575 per day. The GSMNP Facility Management Division deals with the
Severe thunderstorms on Thursday caused extensive damage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Numerous trees were blown down and several trails have been closed as a result. The Gabes Mountain Trail and Snake Den Ridge Trail at Cosby and the Baxter Creek Trail and Big Creek Trail at Big Creek have been closed because
(AP) – Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helped to rescue a 53-year-old hiker who was struck by a falling tree during a storm and has multiple injuries. The park service said in a news release on Friday that Nathan Lipsom of Cambridge, Mass., was hiking on Low Gap Trail on Thursday when
